"In 2021, Rittenhouse, then 18, was on trial for shooting three men, two of them fatally, during the August 2020 protests in Kenosha, WI over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse was charged with five counts (first degree reckless homicide, first degree recklessly endangering safety, first degree recklessly endangering safety, first degree intentional homicide, and attempted first degree intentional homicide) and was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison."
"After the acquittal, Rittenhouse became somewhat of a media darling on the right, and made multiple appearances on Tucker Carlson's show while he was still on Fox News and Charlie Kirk's podcast. He met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago shortly after the trial and was warmly feted as a guest of honor at several events held by Kirk's organization, Turning Point USA."
"As for Pirro, she found herself in hot water with gun rights supporter for comments she made during an interview Monday with her former Fox News colleague Martha MacCallum about a recent decrease in crime in D.C. In that interview, Pirro bragged about her office taking guns off the street, so that those guns cannot be used in homicides, or assaults with deadly weapons, or in any kind of carjacking, or any kind of robbery."
Kyle Rittenhouse was tried in 2021 for shooting three men during August 2020 Kenosha protests and faced multiple homicide and endangerment charges carrying a potential life sentence. A jury found him not guilty on all five counts after his attorneys argued self-defense. After the acquittal he gained prominence on conservative media, met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, and affiliated with Texas Gun Rights. Jeanine Pirro said her office was taking guns off D.C. streets to prevent homicides, assaults, carjackings, and robberies, and threatened to jail anyone who brought a gun into Washington, D.C. Rittenhouse responded by targeting Pirro over those remarks.
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